Garda Background Screening Solutions is recognized as the most trusted and leading provider of pre-employment background screening solutions throughout Canada. Their industry experience and capabilities have allowed them to provide a wide range of services, including criminal record check, education and professional accreditation, credit report check, I.D. verification, reference check, international security check, and employment verification, customized for each unique client’s needs. Serves over 2,000 clients nationally and internationally. Garda is headquartered in Montréal, Québec and has offices in Toronto, Ontario, with 140 employees.
Investment Highlight
Successfully carving out the company from Garda World would make it a highly attractive acquisition target for larger global pre-screening players Recent scandals and fraud headlines have raised the importance and demand for pre-screening services.
Canada’s pre-screening market is significantly underpenetrated versus the U.S. further suggesting strong organic growth potential
Add-on revenue opportunities through a targeted acquisition program
Multiple expansion from sale to a strategic buyer
Recruited President and CFO with strong HR, IT and investment banking/corporate finance backgrounds
Successful Exit
Sold in November 2016 to Mintz Group, a New-York based global investigation firm, a portfolio company of WestView Capital Partners (Boston)
Website : http://www.gardapreemployment.com/
